Chapter 16 of The sea girl is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The sea girl is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNMASKING THE TRAITOR. As Tad listened, standing on the caldron’s rim, he heard yet another sound, unnatural and fearsome. It seemed to come through a rift in the side wall here--a cañon rift slashed like a huge black gash. A sound very far away, but gigantic; a dim, monstrous surge--the roar of tumbling water! He turned.
Chapter 16 of The sea girl is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “As Tad listened, standing on the caldron’s rim, he heard yet another sound, unnatural and fearsome.”
cut open
From this reading “It seemed to come through a rift in the side wall here--a cañon rift slashed like a huge black gash.”
a gap between cloud masses
From this reading “It seemed to come through a rift in the side wall here--a cañon rift slashed like a huge black gash.”
the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
From this reading “As Tad listened, standing on the caldron’s rim, he heard yet another sound, unnatural and fearsome.”
patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes
From this reading “It seemed to come through a rift in the side wall here--a cañon rift slashed like a huge black gash.”
rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading “A sound very far away, but gigantic; a dim, monstrous surge--the roar of tumbling water!”
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading “As Tad listened, standing on the caldron’s rim, he heard yet another sound, unnatural and fearsome.”
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading “A sound very far away, but gigantic; a dim, monstrous surge--the roar of tumbling water!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “It seemed to come through a rift in the side wall here--a cañon rift slashed like a huge black gash.”
In this reading “A sound very far away, but gigantic; a dim, monstrous surge--the roar of tumbling water!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It seemed to come through a rift in the side wall here--a cañon rift slashed like a huge black gash.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Tad listened, standing on the caldron’s rim, he heard yet another sound, unnatural and fearsome.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading As Tad listened, standing on the caldron’s rim, he heard yet another sound, unnatural and fearsome.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Tad listened, standing on the caldron’s rim, he heard yet another sound, unnatural and fearsome.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A sound very far away, but gigantic; a dim, monstrous surge--the roar of tumbling water!
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading It seemed to come through a rift in the side wall here--a cañon rift slashed like a huge black gash.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A sound very far away, but gigantic; a dim, monstrous surge--the roar of tumbling water!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Tad listened, standing on the caldron’s rim, he heard yet another sound, unnatural and fearsome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to come through a rift in the side wall here--a cañon rift slashed like a huge black gash.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It seemed to come through a rift in the side wall here--a cañon rift slashed like a huge black gash.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading A sound very far away, but gigantic; a dim, monstrous surge--the roar of tumbling water!
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading A sound very far away, but gigantic; a dim, monstrous surge--the roar of tumbling water!
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading As Tad listened, standing on the caldron’s rim, he heard yet another sound, unnatural and fearsome.
cut open
From this reading It seemed to come through a rift in the side wall here--a cañon rift slashed like a huge black gash.
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading A sound very far away, but gigantic; a dim, monstrous surge--the roar of tumbling water!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Tad listened, standing on the caldron’s rim, he heard yet another sound, unnatural and fearsome.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading As Tad listened, standing on the caldron’s rim, he heard yet another sound, unnatural and fearsome.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It seemed to come through a rift in the side wall here--a cañon rift slashed like a huge black gash.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading It seemed to come through a rift in the side wall here--a cañon rift slashed like a huge black gash.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seemed to come through a rift in the side wall here--a cañon rift slashed like a huge black gash.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to come through a rift in the side wall here--a cañon rift slashed like a huge black gash.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It seemed to come through a rift in the side wall here--a cañon rift slashed like a huge black gash.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading As Tad listened, standing on the caldron’s rim, he heard yet another sound, unnatural and fearsome.
abnormally large
From this reading A sound very far away, but gigantic; a dim, monstrous surge--the roar of tumbling water!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A sound very far away, but gigantic; a dim, monstrous surge--the roar of tumbling water!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As Tad listened, standing on the caldron’s rim, he heard yet another sound, unnatural and fearsome.
a gap between cloud masses
From this reading It seemed to come through a rift in the side wall here--a cañon rift slashed like a huge black gash.
the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object
From this reading As Tad listened, standing on the caldron’s rim, he heard yet another sound, unnatural and fearsome.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading A sound very far away, but gigantic; a dim, monstrous surge--the roar of tumbling water!
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to come through a rift in the side wall here--a cañon rift slashed like a huge black gash.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It seemed to come through a rift in the side wall here--a cañon rift slashed like a huge black gash.
patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes
From this reading It seemed to come through a rift in the side wall here--a cañon rift slashed like a huge black gash.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading As Tad listened, standing on the caldron’s rim, he heard yet another sound, unnatural and fearsome.
having a supporting base
From this reading As Tad listened, standing on the caldron’s rim, he heard yet another sound, unnatural and fearsome.
rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading A sound very far away, but gigantic; a dim, monstrous surge--the roar of tumbling water!
a slight amount or degree of difference
From this reading As Tad listened, standing on the caldron’s rim, he heard yet another sound, unnatural and fearsome.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNMASKING THE TRAITOR.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It seemed to come through a rift in the side wall here--a cañon rift slashed like a huge black gash.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to come through a rift in the side wall here--a cañon rift slashed like a huge black gash.
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading UNMASKING THE TRAITOR.
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading A sound very far away, but gigantic; a dim, monstrous surge--the roar of tumbling water!
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned.
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
From this reading UNMASKING THE TRAITOR.
not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
From this reading As Tad listened, standing on the caldron’s rim, he heard yet another sound, unnatural and fearsome.
precisely as stated
From this reading A sound very far away, but gigantic; a dim, monstrous surge--the roar of tumbling water!
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading It seemed to come through a rift in the side wall here--a cañon rift slashed like a huge black gash.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading A sound very far away, but gigantic; a dim, monstrous surge--the roar of tumbling water!
but in spite of that
From this reading As Tad listened, standing on the caldron’s rim, he heard yet another sound, unnatural and fearsome.
Chapter 16 of The sea girl by Ray Cummings holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 16 holds 230 sentences of The sea girl, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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